compound
Compound means to mix multiple ingredients together or make something bigger.
(verb)- An example of compound is to blend grass clippings, leaves and vegetable matter for compost.
- An example of compound is adding rocks to a rock pile.
- An example of compound is to gain interest on money in a savings account.
The definition of a compound is something that contains two or more parts.
(noun)An example of compound is a mixed cocktail.
See compound in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to mix or combine
- to make by combining parts or elements
- to settle by mutual agreement; specif., to settle (a debt) by a compromise payment of less than the total claim
- to compute (interest) on the sum of the principal and the accumulated interest which has accrued at regular intervals: interest compounded semiannually
- to increase or intensify by adding new elements: to compound a problem
Origin: ME compounen < OFr compon(d)re, to arrange, direct < L componere, to put together: see composite
intransitive verb
- to agree
- to compromise with a creditor
- to combine and form a compound
adjective
noun
- a thing formed by the mixture or combination of two or more parts or elements
- a substance containing two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions
- a word composed of two or more base morphemes, whether hyphenated or not: English compounds are usually distinguished from phrases by reduced stress on one of the elements and by changes in meaning (Ex.: blackʹbird, blackʹ birdʹ; grandʹ-aunt, grandʹ auntʹ)
noun
- kampong
- an enclosed space with a building or group of buildings within it
Origin: Anglo-Ind < Malay kampong, enclosure
See compound in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds verb, transitive
- To combine so as to form a whole; mix.
- To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts: pharmacists compounding prescriptions.
- To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.
- To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest.
- To add to; increase: High winds compounded the difficulties of the firefighters.
- To combine in or form a compound.
- To come to terms; agree.
- Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.
- Botany Composed of more than one part.
- A combination of two or more elements or parts. See Synonyms at mixture.
- Linguistics A word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, baby-sit, or high school, or of specially modified combining forms of words, such as Greek philosophia, from philo-, “loving,” and sophia, “wisdom.”
- Chemistry A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.
- Botany a. A leaf whose blade is divided into two or more distinct leaflets.b. A pistil composed of two or more united carpels.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English compounen
Origin: , from Old French componre, compondre, to put together
Origin: , from Latin compōnere; see component
.Related Forms:
- com·poundˈa·ble adjective
- com·poundˈer noun
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left: pinnately compound leaf
right: palmately compound leaf
noun
- A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
- An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Malay kampong, village
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